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Lockdown struggles. . I started the day visualising the planche progression workout I was going to have later on and I was feeling good. You know when you think, “yeah, I can do this. It’s gonna be great.” Then, after a full days work and the inevitable barrage of distractions that accompany a family of four living under extended lockdown conditions, my head was a garbled mess. . I’ve found I really need a clear head when training mentally demanding skills like the planche. Music often helps me focus, but it wasn’t doing enough this time around. After reaching peak frustration, I switched to reps and sets so that I could get some benefit from the workout. . Sometimes, the best course of action is to pivot rather than trying to force it; accept the situation, cut your losses and make the best of things. . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche 💪🏻 Straddle planche attempts 💪🏻 Bicep push-ups 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups 💪🏻 Elevated pike push-ups 💪🏻 Single arm scapula push-ups . #stayathome #exerciseathome #homeworkout #homegym #calisthenicsuk #fitfam #dadbod #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7DR6XACb4/?igshid=1uz1lqrcyv8r4

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Kicking off the week with a planche power workout focusing on bent-arm strength gains. . As with most workouts, I perform the more taxing exercises earlier on in the session with around 2 minutes rest in-between sets. Rest times shorten as the exercises take less of a toll on my central nervous system - note that I still go to failure on most sets so the intensity is still high. . I like to superset exercises that are more isolation movements in order to save time as in the last two in this workout. . 💪🏻 Handstand push-ups on bars /dumbbells (elbows tight) 💪🏻 Handstand push-ups on floor (elbows at 45-degrees) 💪🏻 Deficit pike push-ups 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups 💪🏻 Reverse hyperextensions superset with 💪🏻 One-arm scapula push-ups . Anybody else find the hardest thing with reverse hypers is trying to breathe?! 🥵 . #handstandpushups #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche #fitoverforty #fitover40 https://www.instagram.com/p/B56NI01pIhl/?igshid=ausyckm9f2hi

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Back to the grind! . 2 weeks on from my hamstring tear and things are healing up well. After a brief break from training over Christmas, I went back to planche training. Difficult to get a gauge on where I’m at without a steady set of bars to use, but otherwise I had a good session. . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche (at Nuffield Health Liverpool) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6nhtPzJC2q/?igshid=1recg3pyi8me2

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Nearly a week since my last strength session, but straight back into it with a planche progression workout. . In this session, I noticed that during my straddle planche hold my biceps felt like they were reaching their limit before anything else. I've been using bicep push-ups to help in this regard, but I'm thinking that some accessory work is in order too. . 💪🏼 Straddle planche hold . 💪🏼 Bicep push-up . 💪🏼 Elevated pike push-up . 💪🏼 Front lever for funsies . 💪🏼 L-sit chin-up . 💪🏼Kettlebell curls . #stayathome #stayathomeworkout #stayathomeexercise #exerciseathome #homeworkout #homegym #fitover40 #bodyweightworkout #planche #vsit #straddleplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche #roadtoplanche #frontlever #workoutideas https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQ0fBopUzQ/?igshid=10q5ply009an8

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A planche-focused push workout at home. 💪🏻 V-sit to deficit push-up 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche (mechanical drop to tuck planche) 💪🏻 Pike push-ups 💪🏻 Ride-on-daddy push-ups #stayathome #exerciseathome #homeworkout #homegym #calisthenicsuk #fitfam #dadbod #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5MRtxJKT5/?igshid=ppp9h4dv9zds

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Just another late evening planche progression workout. Not my preferred time to train, but at least it means no disturbances! 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche 💪🏻 Straddle planche to tuck planche push-ups 💪🏻 Elevated pike push-ups 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups 💪🏻 Tricep pushdowns with a band 💪🏻 Dips #stayathome #exerciseathome #homeworkout #homegym #calisthenicsuk #fitfam #dadbod #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B-4XvR6JCba/?igshid=166gatntqviqj

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When the lockdown starts to bite 🤪 A home based planche session. I’m still working on getting into a hold position without the momentum from an L/V-sit. #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche #tiktokdance https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ph1UcJ70r/?igshid=1h1s2ubcbh6bi

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Hi there. So things have changed somewhat since I last posted and I along with the rest of the UK are under lockdown with all businesses deemed non-essential closed. I’m planning on keeping up with my training to some degree and continuing to share on here. I have a couple of catch-up posts to do before I start sharing my home-based workouts. . Hope you’re able to keep training under whatever circumstances you’re facing. I’m glad I invested in my home set-up! . My straight-arm planche focused workout from last week whilst the gym was still open... 💪🏻 Straddle planche (without V-sit - something different for me) 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche flow 💪🏻 Maltese bench press 💪🏻 Dumbbell front raises 💪🏻 Planche leans . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KHmwnpXXy/?igshid=1hn0gz94ozc0f

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After a week with a 24-hour stomach bug, an exam and a yoga session to get me back moving again, I finished off the week with a bent-arm planche session. . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche hold 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche flow 💪🏻 More V-sit to tuck planche hold! 😆 💪🏻 Pike push-ups 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups 💪🏻 Planche leans . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche #bentarmplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B9w4N-cJNZk/?igshid=veoxxxyo5ah5

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First post in a while as I've been on an IG break for a variety of reasons (mainly studying for an exam), but I'm back with a straight-arm planche workout from the start of the week... Just hours before a stomach bug reared its head 🤮 Not a great way to lose a couple of pounds in weight! . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche hold 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche flow 💪🏻 Wall plank 💪🏻 Front raises with scapula protraction 💪🏻 One-arm scapula push-ups 💪🏻 Reverse hyperextensions . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ufQavJA9a/?igshid=1x5ri32n4t2uf

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Friday’s bent-arm planche session almost didn’t happen. . I was already feeling a bit ropey and run down and my entire morning had been spent in a very long meeting after which the thought of not going to the gym crossed my mind. The same thought quickly left my mind as after all morning stuck in a meeting, the gym was exactly what I needed! . Some people actively look to reduce the amount of time they spend in the gym and I can appreciate that, but my workouts are my meditation. They’re my opportunity to spend time focused on me, to allow my body to move as it was designed to do and my opportunity to reinforce my mind to movement connection. . A couple of notes from this session: . 📝 Transitioning from V-sit to tuck planche (push-up) was made more interesting with straight legs as it encouraged me to protract maximally in order to get my legs through. Some compression strength also helped with this. 📝 I’ve come to rely on the momentum from a V-sit to propel me into a straddle planche position. To get me out of this “comfort zone”, I’m going to be working on going straight into the straddle planche without the V-sit acting as a precursor. . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche push-ups 💪🏻 Straddle planche holds 💪🏻 Pike push-ups 💪🏻 Reverse hyperextensions 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups . #willheeverdoanythingelse #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Zro0sp0tD/?igshid=f8zq1qebq1gl

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Nice straight-arm planche workout today. . The L-sit (or V-sit which I'm working on) to planche variation is one of my favourite exercises as it packs in so much and is quite versatile. You can even mechanically drop it quite easily if you so wish. It can be done in both a very deliberate and controlled manner in order to build strength or you can add in some momentum to help get you into more advanced positions such as the V-sit or straddle planche. . Today, I added some tweaks to the move by pushing my legs out slightly from the advanced tuck which allowed me to counterbalance by leaning further forward and also holding the return V-sit position for a split-second to work on my compression. . Today's workout: . 💪🏻 V-sit to advanced tuck planche 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche kicks* 💪🏻 Piked straddle planche hold* 💪🏻 V-sit to straddle planche hold* 💪🏻 Planche lean 💪🏻 Straight-arm dumbbell raises 💪🏻 Single-arm scapula push-ups . *3-4 sets for every exercise apart from these three which came to a combined total of around 6 sets. . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Hs6TVpjAs/?igshid=s9xqzwm6b8wh

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A brief bent-arm planche workout to close off the week. . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche push-ups 💪🏻 Handstand push-ups 💪🏻 Pike push-ups . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ETKYgpzhf/?igshid=8kj3hteu8xk1

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Another straight-arm planche workout to start the week off. . 💪🏻 L-sit to tuck planche 💪🏻 Tuck planche holds 💪🏻 Planche leans 💪🏻 Single-arm scapula push-ups . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EDnQcpXgX/?igshid=qizr12fb3a80

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Perhaps my best form straddle planche to date! . Last week, I swapped out my Thursday yoga session to bring forward my bent-arm planche workout and fit in another calisthenics workout. By Thursday this week, I was more than ready for an active rest day so yoga was back on. . This set me up nicely for a bent-arm planche progression workout to close out the week. . Handstand push-ups are still a bitch and very much a work in progress. . 💪🏻 Straddle planche form check 💪🏻 Tuck planche push-ups 💪🏻 Handstand push-ups 💪🏻 Pike push-ups 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups 💪🏻 Tricep extensions superset with 💪🏻 Scapula protraction against resistance band . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche (at Liverpool) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wBsMOpLs6/?igshid=hvfjcmoris36

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Another straight-arm planche workout to start the week off. . 💪🏻 L-sit to tuck planche 💪🏻 Tuck planche holds 💪🏻 Planche leans 💪🏻 Single-arm scapula push-ups superset with 💪🏻 Inclined front dumbbell raises . #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B7j9uhWJYGw/?igshid=jcbnfg5blgbh